1970 Queen's Club Championships – Singles

Singles
1970 Queen's Club Championships
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	John Newcombe
Final score	6–4, 6–3

Fred Stolle was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Rod Laver won the singles title at the 1970 Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament, defeating countryman John Newcombe 6–4, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

1. Rod Laver (Champion)
2. John Newcombe (Final)
3. Tom Okker (Second Round)
4. Roger Taylor (Second Round)
5. Marty Riessen (Semifinals)
6. Dennis Ralston (Third Round)
7. Clark Graebner (Second Round)
8. Manuel Orantes (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Rod Laver	6	6
		Cliff Richey	3	1
								1	Rod Laver	6	6
								2	John Newcombe	4	3
	5	Marty Riessen	6	4	8
	2	John Newcombe	2	6	10

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	R Laver	6	6
	J Osborne	3	4				1	R Laver	6	6
	R Holmberg	9	8					P Lall	3	4
	P Lall	11	10											1	R Laver	6	8
	P Cornejo	1	4												R Lutz	1	6
	R Lutz	6	6					R Lutz	6	6
	K Watanabe	4	5					S Koudelka	3	4
	Stefan Koudelka	6	7																		1	R Laver	6	6
	T Leius	6	3	4																		D Crealy	1	4
	JL Rouyer	4	6	6				JL Rouyer	4	0
	C Drysdale	6	6					C Drysdale	6	6
	H Kary	3	2												C Drysdale	4	1
	D Crealy	6	3	6											D Crealy	6	6
	William Alvarez	1	6	0				D Crealy	6	1	6
	Alan Kendal	3	4				7	C Graebner	2	6	0
7	C Graebner	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	T Okker	6	6
	P Dent	3	3				3	T Okker	2	6	7
	R Barth	3	9					J Mukherjea	6	2	9
	J Mukherjea	6	11												J Mukherjea	2	5
	B Mottram	2	1												C Richey	6	7
	C Richey	6	6					C Richey	w/o
	P Guzmán	w/o						P Guzmán
	R Emerson																					C Richey	6	6
	J Fassbender																					G Goven	4	3
	G Goven	w/o						G Goven	7	4	6
	B Bowrey	6	3	4				T Ryan	5	6	3
	T Ryan	4	6	6											G Goven	4	8	8
	J Loyo-Mayo	4	6	6										6	D Ralston	6	6	6
	John McDonald	6	2	2				J Loyo-Mayo	6	2
	Bernard Montrenaud	6	2				6	D Ralston	8	6
6	D Ralston	8	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	M Riessen	11	6
	B Giltinan	9	4				5	M Riessen	6	6
	T Koch							V Korotkov	2	2
	V Korotkov	w/o												5	M Riessen	10	6
	R Wilson	6	7												S Smith	8	2
	S Smith	8	9					S Smith	6	6
	A Muñoz	6	2	4				R Ruffels	4	4
	R Ruffels	2	6	6																	5	M Riessen	6	6
	F McMillan	6	6																			F McMillan	1	0
	J McManus	3	4					F McMillan	7	10
	H-J Plötz	w/o						H-J Plötz	5	8
	B Fairlie														F McMillan	9	6
	A Metreveli	w/o													A Metreveli	7	4
	P Hombergen							A Metreveli	4	6	8
	F Jauffret						4	R Taylor	6	3	6
4	R Taylor	w/o

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
8	M Orantes	3	6	6
	Peter Pokorny	6	2	1			8	M Orantes	4	6	3
	S Likhachev	4	4					O Davidson	6	1	6
	O Davidson	6	6												O Davidson	4	6	7
	A Pattison	7	6												C Pasarell	6	4	9
	J Alexander	5	4					A Pattison	3	7
	J-B Chanfreau	3	7					C Pasarell	6	9
	C Pasarell	6	9																			C Pasarell	1	2
	L Hoad																				2	J Newcombe	6	6
	Richard Russell	w/o						R Russell	5	4
	I El Shafei	2	3					T Gorman	7	6
	T Gorman	6	6												T Gorman	6	8	2
	D Contet	6	6	6										2	J Newcombe	3	10	6
	I Buding	8	3	3				D Contet	3	6	3
	A Volkov	4	9	2			2	J Newcombe	6	1	6
2	J Newcombe	6	7	6

References

• Main Draw